#979BBE Color

#979BBE is rgb(151, 155, 190) in RGB and hsl(234, 23%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979BBE

HEX#979BBE

RGBrgb(151, 155, 190)

HSLhsl(234, 23%, 67%)

HSVhsv(234, 21%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(69.8% 0.051 279.9)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 18%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979BBE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.75:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979BBE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979BBE Complementary#BEBA97 Analogous#97AFBE Analogous#A797BE Triadic#BE979B Triadic#9BBE97

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979BBE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A4A7C6 #B4B7D0 #C0C3D8 #D0D2E2 #DCDEE9 #ECEDF3

Shades

#7B80AD #60669A #4F537D #3D4161 #2B2E45 #1A1B29

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